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Retail Rents Set To Rise In 2016

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After years of slow growth brought on by the financial crisis, retail rents are recovering and are on the rise. The question, according to retail analysts, is if this trend will be sustainable, especially as consumer-facing retail is becoming an increasingly digital endeavor. Supply is also an issue in Denver.

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How Retailers Drive Innovation With Subscriptions (And Payments)

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Brick-and-mortar retailers, as well as online merchants, are offering consumers all sorts of products and services through the subscription business model, from movies to tea. Subscription companies based in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America experienced more than 300 percent growth in subscription sales from 2012 to 2019.

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BofA Consumers Can Add Credit, Debit Cards To PayPal From Mobile Banking App

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Bank of America announced news on Tuesday (March 20) that customers can now add multiple credit and debit cards to their PayPal account without having to use a laptop or desktop computer. According to Bank of America , its customers have been adopting digital payments at record rates. over the course of the next four years.

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Branches on the way out? Not for Bank of America

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At a time when many financial institutions are scaling back their physical banking networks, Bank of America has announced plans to open more than 500 branches across the US in the next four years. As well as opening new financial centers, Bank of America is set to redesign more than 1,500 sites with new features and technologies.

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Daylight Losing Time: How Changing The Clocks Hurts Retail

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However, the stakes can be much higher for retailers, as the length of a day can have a dramatic impact on how much (or how little) foot traffic they get. The institute found similar results in San Diego and Denver. percent, while retail stores overall suffered a 4.8 Most of Africa and Asia do not, while South America is split.

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Beautycounter Embraces D2C Innovation With Purpose

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We’ve listened to our community and their requests for different payment options – more and more retailers are offering this as an option. Beautycounter has retail stores in New York City and Denver, eCommerce capabilities and approximately 45,000 sales consultants across North America.

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Inspired By Amazon, Will Same-Day Delivery Become The New Norm?

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In 2005, Amazon forever set the stage for new expectations of how much eCommerce deliveries will cost and when items will arrive when the retailer rolled out its Prime membership program, which gave customers two-day shipping regardless of order size. Amazon, too, has been described as “the everything store” at times.)